| The Brain (Printable) |
Year 5
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The Brain, Learning & Wellness |
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Learning about the brain and the learning process as students study the psychology of self-acceptance, valuing others, and tolerating differences; exploring advances in medical research and students designing a framework for personal healthy living whthin the community. |
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Caravans Geograph Sinulation |
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Student teams learning cultures, surface features of the earth, and strategy as they overcome obstacles in their search for lost treasures. |
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iterature Classics for Children |
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An introduction, from the students' point of interest, to readings, discussions, frama, and writing centered around some of the richest literature of the ages. |
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Mathematical Logic |
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Infused in study units throughout the year including many logic puzzels and possible simulations. The analytical focus to be infused into all three units for the year. |
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The Brain |
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"The World As I See It" Albert Einstein |
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Weekly Lessons |
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Theme of the Day |
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Week 1 |
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Introduction to The Brain |
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Questions: 1. |
How does the human brain differ from the human mind? |
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What are the functions of the human Brain? |
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The Brainstem |
The Spinal Cord The Cerebellum |
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The Cerebrum |
The Limbic System |
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Introduction to Neuroscience |
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Brain Function |
Brain Imaging Thought, Emotion & Behavior |
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Week 2 |
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The Nervous System |
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Questions: 1. |
How does the brain function? |
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Neurons |
Dendrites Axon |
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Synapse |
Neurotransmitters Receptors |
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Week 3 |
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Learning & Memory |
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Questions: 1. |
How do humans learn and memorize? |
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Patterning for Success |
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Styles of Thinking & Learning Quiz |
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Learning Style Test |
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Week 4 |
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The Five Senses Plus One |
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Questions: 1. |
Why does 1 sense loss lead to higher sense in another? |
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Explorations into Loss of Certain Important Senses. |
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Sensory Signals |
Loss of a Sense |
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Week 5 |
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The Left & Right Brain |
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Questions: 1. |
Can a human be both left & right brain? |
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Ambidexterity |
Learning Abilities & Disabilities |
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Week 6 |
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Food for the Brain |
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Questions: 1. |
What foods are most important for the human brain to function? |
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The Food Pyramid |
Experiments with Food |
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Week 7 |
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The Multiple Intelligences: |
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Questions: 1. |
Do You Know Your Intelligence? |
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Study & Practical Activities on each Intelligence |
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How do innate intelligences affect a student's learning? |
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What are innate intelligences? |
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Multiple Intelligence Test Online: |
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Week 8 |
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So You Are Gifted. . . Now What? |
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Questions: 1. |
What is it to be a gifted person? |
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Where does Giftedness fit in with a study of the Brain? |
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Week 9 |
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Psychology & Personality |
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Questions: 1. |
Can a person's personality lead to job market success? |
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How can stress affect decision making? |
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The True Colors Test: |
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Making Decisions |
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Myers-Briggs Personality Test: |
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Decisions! Decisions! |
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Week 10 |
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Freedom to Express Yourself Day |
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Questions: 1. |
Making Beliefs Comics |
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Resources: A. |
Safire, W. (2006) |
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Mind Bogglers, New York, NY |
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The Dana Foundation, ISBN: 1-932594-19-1 |
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